The Effects of Stigma on Genital Herpes Care-seeking Behaviours

Herpes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-11

  Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Genital herpes; Public health; Serological testing; Sexual behaviour; Shame; Stigma

Indexed keywords

GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHAME; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

DISCLOSURE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

HERPES;

EID: 1942467097     PISSN: 09697667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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